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The Return of Guru Gobind Singh's Weapons

On 1 January 1966, Delhi erupted in celebration as the sacred weapons of Guru Gobind Singh arrived at Palam Airport. Taken from Lahore’s treasury after the British annexation of Punjab in 1849, the relics had remained with the Dalhousie family for generations. Their return became a powerful moment of restitution, witnessed by vast crowds and described in vivid detail by art historian Mildred Archer.

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The First Western Woman to Sketch Punjab

Around 1834, an anonymous traveller became the first Western woman known to have produced pencil drawings of places and people in Punjab. Her quick sketches captured Sikh warriors, sacred spaces and everyday landscapes.

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